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Old 04-21-2017, 12:56 PM   #20
jswinden
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I really don't see anything that Amazon could add that would make me say wow. Same goes for Kobo. Perhaps if Amazon went to a larger eInk screen, but they don't seem interested in that. The eInk readers have long since peaked. You can put more lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig. In Amazon's case, they could make huge improvement through FW, but they are not interested in that either. Let's face it, most new FW features are designed to sell us more stuff. I never use much other than the dictionary feature, highlighting, and occasionally making a note, and note taking on a Kindle eInk is too slow and cumbersome to be of much use. All these folks crying for faster processors need to realize that adding same means adding faster battery drain and won't really speed up those slow eInk screens. Others are crying for water proofing. I've never needed that either. Until they come up with a better screen than eInk, I'm not going to get excited about purpose built eReader devices any more. Meh. Tablets are so much better....

ETA: Actually one thing might get my attention. If Amazon built a Voyage or Oasis without that damn crappy light layer, and priced it reasonably, then I might buy that. But no more light layers. They suck; always have, always will.

Last edited by jswinden; 04-21-2017 at 01:00 PM.
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